Life of Pie

In Naples, Italy, pizza is passion. At the risk of starting a food fight, I'll venture to say that Ernesto Cacialli of Pizzaiolo del Presidente , named in honor of former U.S. President and Cacialli pizza fan Bill Clinton, makes the best pizza in Naples, which would also imply the best pizza in the world.

He makes the classic thin, crusty Neapolitan pizza with a scrape of smashed tomato and choice of toppings — as do hundreds of other places in town. The most iconic are the margherita (tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil) and marinara (tomato, garlic, oregano...